A validated room
Every attendee is approved before they get a badge. C-level only, no +1s, no sales floor. You spend the day with decision makers, not their gatekeepers.
16 October 2026
DUBAI
RWA LEADERS
SUMMIT
One day, one room, the people who decide what gets tokenized. Institutions, asset owners, investors and regulators, by approved registration only.
4,000+Registrations for Edition 1
113Organizations approved to attend
31Speakers on stage
7Government bodies & Regulators
Executives from these organizations attended Edition 1
Why leaders come back
Most events measure themselves by headcount. We measure by who was in the room and what they did the week after.
Regulators at the table
Edition 1 hosted VARA, the Capital Markets Authority and DMCC alongside the institutions they license. The questions you usually email about get answered across a table.
Curated tables, not a trade show
Seating and sessions are built around who should meet whom. The format is designed for the conversation after the panel, where deals actually start.
First look at the 2027-2030 forecast
The Tokenization Forecast 2027-2030 launches in the room: an analytical report from RWA Labs on where real-world asset tokenization stands and where it goes next.
Who should apply
Attendance is limited to C-level and senior decision makers from four groups.
Asset owners
Real estate, commodities, credit and funds ready to take assets on-chain and looking for the right structure, venue and buyers.
Financial institutions
Banks, payment networks and asset managers deciding where tokenization fits their product roadmap.
Investors
Funds, family offices and VCs allocating to tokenized assets and the infrastructure behind them.
Regulated infrastructure
Exchanges, custodians, issuance platforms and advisers licensed to make tokenized markets work.
What Edition 1 looked like
1 May 2026, Dubai. Founders, bankers, regulators and investors on one floor, with the conversations running well past the last panel.
Edition 2 · 16 October 2026 · Dubai
The Edition 2 line-up
Speakers are confirmed and announced in waves. Approved attendees hear first.
First names announced soon
Apply to attendOUR SPEAKERS
The leaders, builders and institutions shaping the next chapter of real-world asset tokenization.
Ahmed Bin Sulayem
ZandMichael Chan
Marius Smith
Alice Liu
Mohammed Ebrahim Al Fardan
Dr Jez Mohideen
Abdul Rafay Gadit
Rohan Misra
Talal Tabbaa
Anton Golub
Chiara Munaretto
Pranav Agarwal
Alena Shmalko
Sonia Shaw
Miriam Kiwan
Joseph El Am
Alex Scott
Rami Tabbara
Dr Demetrios Zamboglou
Herve Francois
Belal Jassoma
Walid Abou Zaki
Anna Shakola
Robert Farquhar
GoFundItNowDamu Winston
Matthew Blom
Zainab Kamran
Aneri Merchant
Phil Langton
Umair Tariq
Vasseh Ahmed
Abubakar Mujahid
Irina Heaver
Juliet Su
In their words
Dubai has been my home for 18 years. I've been working with the regulators here very closely, lobbying for some of the regulations, writing some of the regulations. I am so convinced and so bullish on Dubai and the UAE that I don't even consider other places as hubs.
I think one problem we can definitely solve quickly is making sure that we as an industry share global standards as a community making sure those standards do not belong to private entities, but more become a public good.
VARA regulation took us from doing 10 to 20 million dollars a month to hundreds of millions. 85% of our volume is now corporate. No CFO or risk officer signs off on a jurisdiction without that license. Being regulated is the advantage.
As a player in the tokenization space, you really need to evaluate what the underlying asset is and validate with the community, with the users, who will be the adopters and see if there's demand there. Think distribution first and tokenization second."
The UAE has taken a very bold stance in starting to regulate the asset class that a lot of people were afraid to regulate. This is really needed as a foundation for the ecosystem to scale not just from a DeFi perspective, but also from an institutional perspective. Regulation is the one aspect that brings everyone together.
Tokenizing an asset does not make it liquid. If there's nobody on the other side when you want to sell, the access you were sold means nothing. The fix is the same machinery the brokerage industry already runs on: market makers. Real ownership behind the token. Real redemption rights. The same legal standing as the traditional holder.
Today we have seen a lot of innovators and I call them innovators, and I meant it from around the world who have done great job and great work. It was my great pleasure to have the opportunity to participate and network with such great people talking about one of the key future wealth making technologies.
Never expect, always inspect. Get in the habit of double-checking. Don't assume others have checked in the same way you've checked or verified things. They visit Dubai thinking that they need to do a transaction and all that. Spend a bit of time, observe, and then listen to your gut.
Partner with the room
Put your company in front of the executives who approve tokenization budgets, in a setting built for real conversations.
Who you reach
300+Senior attendees expected
100+Institutions and asset owners
100+Investors and market experts
30,000+Contacts in the organizers’ network
One day that doesn’t end
when the day does
Things people ask
before they apply
Who is the summit for?
C-level executives from financial institutions, asset owners, investors and regulated market infrastructure. Attendance is by approved registration only.
How do I apply to attend?
Apply through our Luma page at luma.com/hmo88s8e. If your application is approved, you will receive a confirmation with your access details.
Where does it take place?
Uptown Tower, DMCC, Dubai. Valet parking is provided. Check in at reception and head to Level 12.
Can I bring a colleague or a guest?
No. Registrations are personal and we run a strict no +1 policy at capacity. Your colleague is welcome to apply separately.
What is launching at the second edition?
The Tokenization Forecast 2027-2030, an analytical report from RWA Labs on where real-world asset tokenization stands in 2026 and where it goes next.
What happened at the first edition?
Edition 1 took place on 1 May 2026 in Dubai and drew more than 4,000 registrations. The full list of approved guest organizations is at the bottom of this page.
Our guest list
Institutions & Corporates
Government Bodies & Regulators
Crypto Companies
RWA & Tokenization
Investors
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